Shaquille O'Neal
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Shaquille O’Neal attended Louisiana State University and had a successful college career that led to him being drafted 1st overall. O’Neal averaged 21.6 points, 13.5 rebounds and 4.6 during his 3-year college career. He declared for the 1992 NBA Draft and was selected with the 1st overall pick by the Orlando Magic.
The pick made sense as O’Neal had shown flashes of star potential throughout his college career. In addition to this, Shaquille O’Neal was considered a very safe choice for the first overall pick.
The Orlando Magic made a good choice with the pick as O’Neal went on to achieve a lot. Shaquille O’Neal is a one-time NBA MVP, 15-time All-Star and made 14 All-NBA teams during his career. In addition to this, he won multiple championships during his career while dominating offensively.
Kobe BryantMany say that if Shaquille O’Neal had taken better care of his health, he would’ve won many more championships. Kobe Bryant famously said “Generally, guys at that size are a little timid and don’t want to be tall. They don’t want to be big. This dude did not care. He was mean. He was nasty. He was competitive. He was vindictive. I wish he was in the gym. I would’ve had (expletive) 12 rings.”
During his NBA career, Shaquille O’Neal won 4 NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. O’Neal won a three-peat with Kobe Bryant on the Lakers and then won his fourth with Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.
This with Shaquille O’Neal’s other achievements made up a Hall of Fame-worthy basketball career. Many consider O’Neal one of the greatest Centers of all time and one of the most dominant players.
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